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Sound & Spirit
March 2022
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- New Website
- New Collaboration
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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Songs of Celtic Heritage and Immigration
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Dear Friends,
We have updated the design of our website. The changes are an attempt to make it more aesthetically intriguing and professional. Please take a look HERE.
Also, we are planning to start a new collaboration with the Upper Room, Greenfield, MA, a space offered to the public for prayer and meditation, Last week, I was sad to hear Aggie, who runs the Upper Room, was thinking about closing her ministry and ending her lease with The Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew. So, I asked to meet with her. I was struck by the rooms beauty and the obvious loving care she has put into maintaining the space. The upshot is that we are planning to collaborate beginning in April, giving us a new home for spiritual programming and a good portion of the Schattner Library. READ MORE>>
Finally, Joe Jencks, an award-winning songwriter, and celebrated vocalist, will be performing Songs of Celtic Heritage and Immigration in celebration of St. Patrick's Day on Sunday, March 13. Read more about him in our Spotlight post and purchase tickets, HERE.
All the Best for Spring Coming this Month!
Beau
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Joe Jencks
Songs of Celtic Heritage and Immigration
Sunday, March 13 at 3:00 pm
UU Society, 121 N. Pleasant St., Amherst, MA
Joe is noted for his unique merging of musical beauty, social consciousness, and spiritual exploration. Blending well-crafted instrumentals and vivid songwriting, Jencks serves it all up with a lyric baritone voice that has the edgy richness of a good sea-salt caramel. MORE>>
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Ancient Voices
David Rose, Native American Flute,
and Dan Kennedy, Piano
Saturday, April 23 at 7:30 pm
UU Society, 121 N. Pleasant St., Amherst, MA
Of Mexican/Indian and Native American heritage (Choctaw/Cherokee), DAVID ROSE is well-known on the festival and flute circle scene. Whisperings and Enlightened Piano Radio pianist DAN KENNEDY is classically trained at Oberlin and New England Conservatory, MORE>>
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April Verch & Cody Walters
Fiddle, Dance, Banjo and Song
Sunday, May 22 at 3:00 pm
UU Society, 121 N. Pleasant St., Amherst, MA
From Verch’s native Ottawa Valley and Walters’ heartland roots in Kansas, their music showcases endless creativity and versatility—transitioning effortlessly from traditional Ottawa Valley step dancing and fiddle tunes, to old-time fiddle-banjo duets with tight-knit vocal harmonies, to sandpaper foot percussion, all contrasted with Verch’s sweet soprano voice. MORE>>
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HarpBeat
a percussion/harp duo
Sunday, June 12 at 5:00 pm
UU Society, 121 N. Pleasant St., Amherst, MA
HarpBeat is the collaborative creation of percussionist Fabio Pirozzolo and harpist Shelley Otis. They blend the soft sounds of the lever harp with the lively rhythms created by hand percussion. The duo merges elements of pop and world music into a dynamic and entertaining musical act. MORE>>
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Silent Fire
Exploring Western Spirituality
Ten Sessions,
the 2nd and 4th Sundays each month
beginning July 10 and 24 at 7:00 pm
From Augustine to Thomas Merton, Christianity is permeated with mystics. Mystics see reality as a deep but trustworthy mystery. We will read brief excerpts and puzzle out their meanings together in bimonthly Zoom sessions. MORE>>
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